Lesotho: The kingdom in the sky

The kingdom of Lesotho glows with pride as it celebrates its 59th Independence Day on October 4, 2025. On this historic day in 1966, the Basotho people, under the steadfast leadership of Chief Leabua Jonathan, cast off the chains of 98 years of...

John Kennedy blasts Dems for CR proposal that funds male prostitute cooking classes in Haiti, pride parades in Lesotho

Kennedy pointed to a series of foreign aid initiatives, which included millions of dollars for circumcisions and vasectomies in Zambia, and funding for transgender programs in Nepal. During the third day of the ongoing government shutdown on...

VP Mohadi tours Zimbabwe, Angola, Lesotho Pavilions at Osaka Expo 2025

VP Mohadi is currently at the Commons B Pavilion at the Osaka Expo 2025, which is home to the Zimbabwe Pavilion. He is expected to tour the Zimbabwe Pavilion first, then visit the Angola, Lesotho and Mozambique Pavilions. The Zimbabwean Pavilion...

Church leaders call on universities to cut Israel ties

SOUTHERN AFRICA Leaders from the Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA) have called on sports bodies, schools and universities in South Africa to cut ties with Israeli institutions amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, writes Theolin...

The disturbing connection between UN's green energy push and illegal immigration

American Energy Institute CEO Jason Isaac discusses the Democratic Party’s efforts to fight President Donald Trump’s energy policies and more on ‘Fox & Friends Weekend.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump recently...

Report shows impact of anti-LGBT laws on queer Tanzanians

LGBT Voice Tanzania calls on the state to protect all queer people Two Tanzanian men with rainbow flags. (Photo courtesy of LGBT Voice Tanzania) A report from the LGBTQ+ advocacy group LGBT Voice Tanzania describes the destruction that systemic...

OPINION:The generation that sold out Swazis to royal supremacy.

By Wandile Dludlu. The Sobhuza take over in 1968 left him and the Swazis in general with an urgent need for state qualified bureaucrats, management, admins and educated working class fit for purpose as the urge to replace white skilled workers...

‘Prophet of love’ — Dallin H. Oaks recalls final meeting with his friend, LDS Church President Russell M. Nelson

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) President Russell M. Nelson, right, and his counselor Dallin H. Oaks at General Conference in 2024. The two sat side by side in public and private church meetings for more than 40 years. The last time apostle...

“MONNA KE NKU HA LLE”: THE HIDDEN CRISIS OF BOYS’ MENTAL HEALTH IN LESOTHO

Qacha’s Nek, Sept.29 — In Lesotho, a boy’s tears are often silenced before they fall. The saying “Monna ke nku ha lle” (a man is a sheep, he does not cry) is passed down through generations as both warning and instruction. Rooted in cultural norms...

Lesotho man accused his girlfriend of having affairs, and raped her twice in North West

Police in North West have welcomed the sentencing of 40-year-old Lesotho national, Elias Tsetla, who received two life terms for raping his girlfriend. The Potchefstroom Regional Court handed down the sentence, following the brutal attack which...

“Very strong, really strong”: SECAM President on Church in Southern Africa, Hails IMBISA on Golden Jubilee

Credit: Zonke Tembe “But I'm here also to encourage our brothers to go on, mainly this year as we are celebrating the jubilee of hope,” said the Congolese member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap) in reference to the ongoing Catholic...

Lesotho's Famo music: from shepherd songs to gang wars

MASERU, Lesotho — Puseletso Seema is musical royalty in the tiny African mountain kingdom of Lesotho, where she's known as "the Queen of Famo" -– a popular genre of pastoral accordion music beloved by the country's people, the Basotho. But for all...

Deputy FM holds virtual meeting with Egyptian expatriates in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho

Egypt’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Migration and Egyptian Expatriates’ Affairs has held a virtual meeting with members of the Egyptian diaspora in South Africa, Botswana, and Lesotho, as part of the state’s efforts to strengthen ties with its...

IMBISA Plenary Delegates Urged to Nurture “mature faith” to Address Declining Youth Presence in Church

He continued, “In the face of diminishing numbers of young people who are coming to church, how can IMBISA explore new ways of bringing our young people to their faith? Perhaps it must begin by asking and by listening to them.” He added in...

South Africa: Villagers lodge complaint with African Development Bank against Lesotho Highlands Water Project

Eighteen rural mountain communities in Lesotho have formally complained about Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP). The massive project, a joint scheme with South Africa, will supply water to Gauteng and generate electricity for...

'They're not just sharing needles, they're sharing blood': How HIV cases soared in Fiji

Gavin Butler ShareSave Intravenous drug use is fuelling Fiji's HIV epidemic Ten: that's the age of the youngest person with HIV that Sesenieli Naitala has ever met. When she first started Fiji's Survivor Advocacy Network in 2013, that young boy...

CHINA, LESOTHO CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONS

by LENASeptember 29, 2025September 29, 2025041 Share0 Maseru, Sept. 29 — The presence of the People’s Republic of China Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress Mr. Zheng Jianbang in Lesotho, strengthens further the...

Anglican Church calls for boycott – SA Urged to cut ties with Israel over Gaza ‘genocide’

Cape Town – The Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA) has called on sports bodies, schools, and universities in South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, and St Helena to sever ties with Israeli institutions in response to the ongoing conflict...

For Sommie and the Unknown Nigerian

Ms Somtochukwu “Sommie” Maduagwu, ARISE news anchor, lawyer and model, leapt to her death on Monday — three months to her 30th birthday. She was trying to escape the savagery of a band of armed robbers that had invaded her Abuja residence. Per...

Anglican Church calls for SA sports and education bodies to cut ties with Israel, wants coal exports halted

The Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA) has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, for South Africa sports and education institutions to sever ties with Israel and for coal exports to the Middle Eastern country to be banned. These were...